Council Regulation (EU) No 53/2010Dangos y teitl llawn

TITLE IV U.K. FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 36 U.K. Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1359/2008

In Part 2 of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1359/2008, the entry concerning roundnose grenadier in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of ICES subarea III is replaced by the following:

a No directed fishery for roundnose grenadier shall be conducted in ICES zone IIIa pending consultations between the European Union and Norway.’
‘Species:	Roundnose grenadierCoryphaenoides rupestris		Zone:	Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of IIIa(RNG/03-)
Year	2009	2010
Denmark	804	804
Germany	5	5
Sweden	41	41
EC	850	850

Article 37 U.K. Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009

In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 754/2009, the following points are added:

‘c)

the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from the United Kingdom dated 18 June 2009, targeting Norway lobster and using bottom trawls and seines of mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and less than 100 mm in the West of Scotland, in particular in the Minch (ICES statistical rectangles 42 E3, 42 E4, 43 E3, 43 E4, 44 E3, 44 E4, 45 E3);

d)

the group of vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from the United Kingdom dated 18 June 2009, targeting Norway lobster and using bottom trawls and seines of mesh size equal to or larger than 70 mm and less than 100 mm in the West of Scotland, in particular in the Firth of Clyde (ICES statistical rectangles 39 E5 and 40 E5);

e)

the group of vessels flying the flag of Poland, participating in the fishery indicated in the request from Poland dated 24 April 2009 as completed by correspondence dated 11 July 2009, targeting saithe and using bottom trawls of mesh size equal to or larger than 100 mm in the North Sea and EU waters of ICES zone IIa with full-time observer coverage.’.

Article 38 U.K. Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1226/2009

Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1226/2009 of 20 November 2009 fixing the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2010(1) is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2 Scope

1. This Regulation shall apply to Community fishing vessels (‘Community vessels’) operating in the Baltic Sea.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Regulation shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations which are carried out with the permission and under the authority of the Member State whose flag the vessel concerned is flying and of which the Commission and the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out have been informed in advance. Member States conducting fishing operations for the purpose of scientific investigations shall inform the Commission, the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out, ICES and STECF of all catches from such fishing operations.

3. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to fishing operations by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries where such fisheries benefit from additional quotas.’

Article 39 U.K. Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1287/2009

Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1287/2009 of 27 November 2009 fixing the fishing opportunities and the conditions relating thereto for certain fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea for 2010(2) is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2 Scope

1. This Regulation shall apply to Community fishing vessels (‘Community vessels’) operating in the Black Sea.

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, this Regulation shall not apply to fishing operations conducted solely for the purpose of scientific investigations which are carried out with the permission and under the authority of the Member State whose flag the vessel concerned is flying and of which the Commission and the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out have been informed in advance. Member States conducting fishing operations for the purpose of scientific investigations shall inform the Commission, the Member States in whose waters the research is carried out, ICES and STECF of all catches from such fishing operations.

3. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to fishing operations by vessels participating in initiatives regarding fully documented fisheries where such fisheries benefit from additional quota.’

Article 40 U.K. Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 1 January 2010.

Where the fishing opportunities for the CCAMLR Convention Area are set for periods starting before 1 January 2010, Section 2 of Chapter III of Title II and Annexes IE and V shall apply with effect from the beginning of the respective periods of application of those fishing opportunities.

(1)

OJ L 330, 16.12.2009, p. 1.

(2)

OJ L 347, 24.12.2009, p. 1.